Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 18, 201

U.S. Ambassador Ken Gross and Minister of Foreign Affairs Khamrokhon
Zarifi signed the “Joint Action Plan between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the Republic of
Tajikistan on Combating Smuggling of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials.”

This agreement expresses the commitment of the two governments to
collaborate on enhancing Tajikistan's capabilities to prevent, detect,
and respond effectively to attempts to smuggle nuclear or radioactive
materials. President Obama and many other world leaders agree that the
threat that nuclear or radioactive materials could be acquired by
terrorists is the most immediate and severe security threat facing the
world today. With this agreement, the U.S. and Tajik governments are
committing to a partnership to combat that threat. Tajikistan will
implement independently the steps that it can take on its own, and the
United States will help to identify sources of funding from within
either the U.S. government or the international community to support the
steps that require assistance.

Tajikistan is the eighth country with whom an agreement of this
nature has been concluded by the U.S. government’s Nuclear Smuggling
Outreach Initiative. For more information on the Nuclear Smuggling
Outreach Initiative, go to www.nsoi-state.net

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